Speaking to Sky Sports, Eagles boss Alan Pardew said: “Yes, there is scope to bring in one more into the squad – I did that on purpose as I thought there might be a player we can take who is not under contract, who might just fit what we’re doing.

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The Eagles should confirm the arrival of Mathieu Flamini in the next 24 hours

“Mathieu is a player I am looking at, yes. He would give us a bit more experience to win games.

“I like the fact whenever he played, he played in the big, big games at Arsenal when they needed someone to kind of lead the team over the line and get big results.

“Mathieu’s name was always on that list. I have always admired what he’s done, so I am looking at him.”